Bess Adler’s Profile

Orphanages of Port-au-Prince By Bess Adler
5Dec2012
Orphanages of Port-au-Prince
Post-earthquake conditions in Port-au-Prince, Haiti have made it difficult to maintain sufficient resources for children in orphanages. When families are faced with extreme poverty...
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Bodybuilding By Bess Adler
22Jul2011
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Bess Adler is a photographer based in Brooklyn, New York. She received a BFA for Photography and Imaging from New York University in 2008. Bess contributes to publications such as The Brooklyn Paper, Courier Life Publications, NY Press, Metro NY, Eater New York, and The Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts. Her work has appeared in The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, Engineering News Record and Visura Magazine as the spotlight photographer. In addition to working with publications, she photographs for an architectural engineering firm and a real estate office. In 2009, she attended an independent study residency in photography at the Tou Scene in Stavanger, Norway. Bess continues to work on personal projects and is available for assignment. 

Bess Adler

Bessie.Adler@gmail.com · www.BessAdler.com


Experience

Summer 2012

PHOTOGRAPHER – Operation Groundswell, Port-au-Prince, Haiti     

  • Photographing humanitarian work  

 

July 2012  – Present   

PHOTOGRAPHER – NY Press, New York, NY                 

  • Photographing assignments including news, sports, events, and portraits

 

February2012  

PHOTOGRAPHER - The Wall Street Journal, New York, NY                 

  • Photographing assignments including news, sports, events, and portraits

 

October2011 – Present   

PHOTOGRAPHER – Eater New York, New York, NY                 

  • Photographing features on restaurants

 

January 2009 – Present   

PHOTOGRAPHER - The Brooklyn Paper and Courier Life, Brooklyn, NY                 

  • Photographing assignments including news, sports, events, and portraits

 

December 2008 – Present   

PHOTOGRAPHER - The Williamsburg Greenpoint News + Arts, Brooklyn, NY                 

  • Photographing assignments including news, restaurant features, events, and portraits

 

November 2009 - Present

PHOTOGRAPHER - Youth Star Photography, New York, NY     

  • Photographing little league sports portraits

 

September 2010 – Present

PHOTOGRAPHER & IMAGES COORDINATOR – Thornton Tomasetti, New York, NY

  • Photographing projects and headshots; Maintaining images database

 

January 2009 – January 2010

ASSISTANT - Juliana Beasley (Photographer), Jersey City, NJ

  • Assisting on photo shoots; Organizing prints, digital images and edition lists

   

March 2007 – January 2009

ASSISTANT IMAGES COORDINATOR - Perkins Eastman Architects, New York, NY

  • Assisting in the creation of architecture firm’s image database; Assisting photo shoots

 

January 2007 – May 2007

INTERN - Mary Ellen Mark/Falkland Studio, New York, NY

  • Helping assistants to set up lighting for photo shoots; Organizing prints, negatives, digital files, invoices


Education
May 2008  BFA in Photography and Imaging - New York University
October 2009  Art Residency at Tou Scene, Stavanger, Norway

Exhibitions

April 2012 Solo Show of Landscapes, Brooklyn, NY

April 2011 Artists for Japan Fundraiser Exhibition, Long Island City, Queens

December 2010 Opening Group Exhibition at InRivers Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

September 2010 Photography Group Show at Greenpoint Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

May 2010 Photography Exhibition at Williamsburg Greenpoint News & Arts Gallery, Brooklyn, NY

May 2008  NYU Photography & Imaging BFA Thesis Exhibition, New York, NY

May 2008 Calumet Gallery NYU Photography & Imaging BFA Thesis Exhibition, New York, NY

 

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